Root password not getting updated while vagrant provisioning shell script

Hello team,

I am trying to use rockylinux/9 through vagrant, provision shell script is not updating sshd_config file and root password

kindly help to advice.

below is the vagrantfile i am using

# -*- mode: ruby -*-
# vi: set ft=ruby :

# All Vagrant configuration is done below. The "2" in Vagrant.configure
# configures the configuration version (we support older styles for
# backwards compatibility). Please don't change it unless you know what
# you're doing.

VAGRANT_EXPERIMENTAL="disks"

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
  # The most common configuration options are documented and commented below.
  # For a complete reference, please see the online documentation at
  # https://docs.vagrantup.com.

  # Every Vagrant development environment requires a box. You can search for
  # boxes at https://vagrantcloud.com/search.
  # config.vm.box = "centos/7"
  config.vm.box = "rockylinux/9"
  # config.vm.box = "rockylinux/8"
  # config.vm.box = "centos/stream8"
  #config.vm.box = "centos/stream9"
  #config.vm.box_version = "20230710.0"
  config.vm.hostname = "kubecentos"
  #config.vm.provision "shell", path: "bootstrap.sh"
  config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
    echo "[TASK 1] Enable ssh password authentication"
    # Update the SSH configuration to allow password authentication and permit root login
    sed -i 's/^#PasswordAuthentication yes/PasswordAuthentication yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    sed -i 's/^#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/PermitRootLogin yes/' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
    # Restart SSH service to apply changes
    systemctl restart sshd
    echo "[TASK 2] Set root password"
    echo -e "hemanth\nhemanth" | passwd root >/dev/null 2>&1
  SHELL
  config.disksize.size = '40GB'

  # Disable automatic box update checking. If you disable this, then
  # boxes will only be checked for updates when the user runs
  # `vagrant box outdated`. This is not recommended.
  # config.vm.box_check_update = false

  # Create a forwarded port mapping which allows access to a specific port
  # within the machine from a port on the host machine. In the example below,
  # accessing "localhost:8080" will access port 80 on the guest machine.
  # NOTE: This will enable public access to the opened port
  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 8080, host: 8080
  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 8081, host: 8081
  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 8082, host: 8082
  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 8083, host: 8083
  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 9093, host: 9093
  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 4654, host: 4654
  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 9090, host: 9090
  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 8000, host: 8000

  # Create a forwarded port mapping which allows access to a specific port
  # within the machine from a port on the host machine and only allow access
  # via 127.0.0.1 to disable public access
  # config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 80, host: 8080, host_ip: "127.0.0.1"

  # Create a private network, which allows host-only access to the machine
  # using a specific IP.
  config.vm.network "private_network", ip: "193.16.16.11"

  # Create a public network, which generally matched to bridged network.
  # Bridged networks make the machine appear as another physical device on
  # your network.
  # config.vm.network "public_network"

  # Share an additional folder to the guest VM. The first argument is
  # the path on the host to the actual folder. The second argument is
  # the path on the guest to mount the folder. And the optional third
  # argument is a set of non-required options.
  # config.vm.synced_folder "../data", "/vagrant_data"

  # Provider-specific configuration so you can fine-tune various
  # backing providers for Vagrant. These expose provider-specific options.
  # Example for VirtualBox:
  #
  config.vm.provider "virtualbox" do |vb|
  # Display the VirtualBox GUI when booting the machine
  #    vb.gui = true
  #
  # Customize the amount of memory on the VM:
     vb.memory = "8192"
     vb.cpus = "2"
     vb.customize ['modifyvm', :id, '--nested-hw-virt', 'on']
  end
  #
  # View the documentation for the provider you are using for more
  # information on available options.

  # Enable provisioning with a shell script. Additional provisioners such as
  # Ansible, Chef, Docker, Puppet and Salt are also available. Please see the
  # documentation for more information about their specific syntax and use.
  # config.vm.provision "shell", inline: <<-SHELL
  #   apt-get update
  #   apt-get install -y apache2
  # SHELL
end
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Issue solved for me by executing below commands and re-loading the vagrant VM

vagrant ssh
$sudo yum install rpm -y
$sudo yum update -y
$sudo yum install gcc binutils make perl-interpreter bzip2 elfutils-libelf-devel kernel-devel -y
vagrant reload

Output:

==> uat3: Machine booted and ready!
Got different reports about installed GuestAdditions version:
Virtualbox on your host claims:
VBoxService inside the vm claims: 6.1.40
Going on, assuming VBoxService is correct...
[uat3] GuestAdditions versions on your host (7.0.14) and guest (6.1.40) do not match.
Got different reports about installed GuestAdditions version:
Virtualbox on your host claims:
VBoxService inside the vm claims: 6.1.40
Going on, assuming VBoxService is correct...
Last metadata expiration check: 0:14:55 ago on Mon 10 Jun 2024 08:04:20 AM UTC.
Package kernel-devel-5.14.0-427.20.1.el9_4.x86_64 is already installed.
Package kernel-devel-5.14.0-427.20.1.el9_4.x86_64 is already installed.
Package gcc-11.4.1-3.el9.x86_64 is already installed.
Package binutils-2.35.2-43.el9.x86_64 is already installed.
Package make-1:4.3-8.el9.x86_64 is already installed.
Package perl-interpreter-4:5.32.1-481.el9.x86_64 is already installed.
Package bzip2-1.0.8-8.el9.x86_64 is already installed.
Package elfutils-libelf-devel-0.190-2.el9.x86_64 is already installed.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!
Copy iso file C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxGuestAdditions.iso into the box /tmp/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
Mounting Virtualbox Guest Additions ISO to: /mnt
mount: /mnt: WARNING: source write-protected, mounted read-only.
Installing Virtualbox Guest Additions 7.0.14 - guest version is 6.1.40
Verifying archive integrity...  100%   MD5 checksums are OK. All good.
Uncompressing VirtualBox 7.0.14 Guest Additions for Linux  100%
VirtualBox Guest Additions installer
Removing installed version 6.1.40 of VirtualBox Guest Additions...
Copying additional installer modules ...
Installing additional modules ...
VirtualBox Guest Additions: Starting.
VirtualBox Guest Additions: Setting up modules
VirtualBox Guest Additions: Building the VirtualBox Guest Additions kernel
modules.  This may take a while.
VirtualBox Guest Additions: To build modules for other installed kernels, run
VirtualBox Guest Additions:   /sbin/rcvboxadd quicksetup <version>
VirtualBox Guest Additions: or
VirtualBox Guest Additions:   /sbin/rcvboxadd quicksetup all
VirtualBox Guest Additions: Building the modules for kernel
5.14.0-427.20.1.el9_4.x86_64.
VirtualBox Guest Additions: reloading kernel modules and services
VirtualBox Guest Additions: kernel modules and services 7.0.14 r161095 reloaded
VirtualBox Guest Additions: NOTE: you may still consider to re-login if some
user session specific services (Shared Clipboard, Drag and Drop, Seamless or
Guest Screen Resize) were not restarted automatically
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start vboxadd.service
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl start vboxadd-service.service
Unmounting Virtualbox Guest Additions ISO from: /mnt
==> uat3: Checking for guest additions in VM...
==> uat3: Setting hostname...
==> uat3: Configuring and enabling network interfaces...
==> uat3: Mounting shared folders...
    uat3: /vagrant => C:/HOMEWARE/VM/centostransfer
==> uat3: Running provisioner: shell...
    uat3: Running: C:/Users/heman/AppData/Local/Temp/vagrant-shell20240610-6812-g1gg3w.sh
    uat3: [TASK 1] Enable ssh password authentication
    uat3: [TASK 2] Set root password
    uat3: [TASK 3] Update /etc/hosts

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